December 23, 2025

Image: Kathryn Yingst Finding Bethlehem It was an especially frigid night.  “Will you come with me? Let’s go and see,” I said to my husband. I had wanted to get a better view of the super moon. We put on extra layers and headed to the shore. Pulling up to the beach,...

December 11, 2025

Image: Melanie Kyer Advent Wreath Traditions This is our family’s Advent wreath. (It’s more of an Advent “plate,” really). I bought it in Kiel, Germany, when I was studying there in 1997. The traditional wooden choir figures are also from that year, bought at a famous...